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About a year ago, the Air Force focused efforts on embracing a "Culture of Responsible Choices." The objective is to encourage our Airmen to make choices that produce safe and healthy lifestyles - emphasizing personal responsibility and accountability for decisions made on and off-duty. Furthermore, through a successful program, our people stay

With the inclement weather now, and the in the future, it is time to re-address the wear of winter clothing items while in uniform. The black watch cap is optional for wear with the Battle Dress Uniform, flight suit, special purpose, and organizational uniforms as appropriate for climatic conditions. The watch cap may only be worn while performing

This year we commemorate the 60th anniversary of our United States Air Force, providing us an opportunity to pause and reflect on our service's proud heritage of integrity, service and excellence. Since its inception in 1947, the Air Force has established itself as the preeminent provider of air and space capabilities in the world. We are proud of

Excellence is a journey, not a destination. It is important we remember this point as we prepare for an extraordinarily busy summer at Fairchild. Our first Unit Compliance Inspection since April of 2004 will be a big event. A team from Air Mobility Command's Inspector General is coming July 31 to look at how well we comply with Air Force

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a safe, relaxing holiday break, and also hope you are as eager as I am to make this year even more successful than 2006. The New Year always brings changes, and I'm excited to tell you about two of them. Airmen's Center The Cybercafé and recreation rooms adjacent to the dorms are undergoing a transformation to an

If your current physical training program is focused on scoring above a 75 on your annual physical test, it is time to reevaluate the true reason Airmen must be "Fit to Fight." Given the current operations tempo and world situation, Airmen are likely to get the opportunity to deploy and serve the country in a place where the climate is much more

The holidays are just around the corner and many of us are looking forward to reuniting with friends and family to celebrate. Now more than ever it is important that we are also good Wingmen to the families of our Airmen serving overseas. Family Readiness An important ingredient of family readiness is supporting families with Airmen deployed. Our